The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Berlin court rules hostel at North Korean embassy must close The "City Hostel" in Berlin may look fairly innocuous from the outside – but it now faces closure in an unlikely legal drama over international sanctions against North Korea. https://www.thelocal.de/20200128/berlin-court-rules-hostel-at-north-korean-embassy-must-close Tue, 28 Jan 2020 17:01:21 +0100 berlin-court-rules-hostel-at-north-korean-embassy-must-close Berlin backpackers inadvertently funded North Korea It's an unusual dilemma that tourists in Berlin have to grapple with: Will getting into a hostel bunk bed help finance North Korea's nuclear ambitions? https://www.thelocal.de/20170513/berlin-backpackers-in-a-bind-to-fund-pyongyang-or-not-north-korea Sat, 13 May 2017 15:19:48 +0200 berlin-backpackers-in-a-bind-to-fund-pyongyang-or-not-north-korea German govt to ban tourist hotspot at North Korean embassy Update: The German government has confirmed a media report that as part of plans to increase sanctions against North Korea, officials will ban the operation of a popular tourist hostel at the Asian country's Berlin embassy. https://www.thelocal.de/20170510/german-govt-wants-to-ban-tourist-hotspot-at-north-korean-embassy-report Wed, 10 May 2017 13:09:17 +0200 german-govt-wants-to-ban-tourist-hotspot-at-north-korean-embassy-report